Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 874-876

  Lin, Kenneth ^a   Vickery, John ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; PLACEBO;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MOTHER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67249119121     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-12-200906160-00012     Document Type: Short Survey

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